I would rather watch random puppies mindlessly run around for three hours and call it the “Puppy Bowl” than have to sit through three hours of Patrick Mahomes’ boys in zebra stripes ruining what used to be the greatest day of the year. The Super Bowl used to be sacred. We haven’t had a fun Super Bowl Sunday in too long. Congrats to the Chiefs for making it back again, but it’s not interesting. True football fans can’t bear to watch Mahomes be bailed out just for the camera to pan to Taylor Swift. It’s not what the game is about.

I grew up lucky to be born into a Patriots family, so I’ve seen my fair share of Super Bowls with and without my team in them. At least when teams other than the Chiefs would repeatedly make it, they were exciting and a team that you wanted to watch. This Kansas City Chiefs team is the most fraudulent 15-win team we’ve ever seen. Mahomes has not played at all at the level he should be, thanks in large part to the depressing wide receiver core of a 32-year-old Deandre Hopkins, a washed-up Juju Smith-Schuster and rookie Xavier Worthy. Yes, they do still have Travis Kelce but note that he put up his fewest yards and touchdowns since 2014. 

Now, introducing the star players of Puppy Bowl. A few of the ferocious puppies that will be starring on Discovery channel on Sunday Feb. 9 are: Dee-Bone Samuel, Enrique and Mr Pickles of Team Ruff, while Team Fluff boasts the raw talent of Carl, Whoopie, Gumbo and Bernie. 

For anyone looking to put money on the game, Team Fluff is once again favored at (-110), while the over/under is set at 165.5. For reference, Team Ruff won the Lombarky Trophy in the 2024 Puppy Bowl, winning 72-69 over Team Fluff. Team Ruff holds a record of 4-3 against Team Fluff.